1001 Dark Nights: Compilation Twenty-Two

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Rachel Van Dyken, Lexi Blake, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and J. Kenner.Four Dark Tales. Four Sensual Stories. Four Page Turners.ENVY: An Eagle Elite Novella by Rachel Van DykenEvery family has rules, the mafia just has more....Do not speak to the bosses unless spoken to.Do not make eye contact unless you want to die.And above all else, do not fall in love.Renee Cassani's future is set.Her betrothal is set.Her life, after nannying for the five families for the summer, is set.Somebody should have told Vic Colezan that.He's a man who doesn't take no for an answer.And he only wants one thing.Her.Somebody should have told Renee that her bodyguard needed as much discipline as the kids she was nannying.Good thing Vic has a firm hand.PROTECTED: A Masters and Mercenaries Novella by Lexi BlakeYears before, Wade Rycroft fell in love with Geneva Harris, the smartest girl in his class. The rodeo star and the shy academic made for an odd pair but their chemistry was undeniable. They made plans to get married after high school but when Genny left him standing in the rain, he joined the Army and vowed to leave that life behind. Genny married the town's golden boy, and Wade knew that he couldn't go home again.Fifteen years later, Wade returns to his Texas hometown for his brother's wedding and walks into a storm of scandal. Genny's marriage has dissolved and the town has turned against her. But when someone tries to kill his old love, Wade can't refuse to help her.THE PRINCE: A Wicked Novella by Jennifer L. ArmentroutCold. Heartless. Deadly. Whispers of his name alone bring fear to fae and mortals alike. The Prince. There is nothing in the mortal world more dangerous than him. Haunted by a past he couldn't control, all Caden desires is revenge against those who'd wronged him, trapping him in never-ending nightmare. And there is one person he knows can help him.Raised within the Order, Brighton Jussier knows just how dangerous the Prince is, reformed or not. She'd seen firsthand what atrocities he could be capable of. The last thing she wants to do is help him, but he leaves her little choice. Forced to work alongside him, she begins to see the man under the bitter ice. Yearning for him feels like the definition of insanity, but there's no denying the heat in his touch and the wicked promise is his stare.PLEASE ME: A Stark Ever After Novella by J. Kenner Each day with Damien is a miracle, each moment with our children a gift. And yet I cannot escape the growing sense that a storm is gathering, threatening to pull me away, to rip us apart. To drag me down, once again, into a darkness to which I swore never to return.I have to fight it-I know that. And I am waging the battle with of all my heart. But it is Damien who is my strength, and we both know that the only way to push away the darkness is for him to fold me in his arms and claim me completely. And for me to surrender myself, once again, to the fire that burns between us.Every Dark Nights tale is breathtakingly sexy and magically romantic.